I have been privileged to dedicate over 26 years to Surrey Wildlife Trust, becoming Chief Executive in February 2019. My leadership is rooted in forging impact-driven partnerships and delivering innovative, meaningful projects that connect communities, landscapes, and policy.

A co-author of the Natural Capital Investment Plan for Surrey, I continue to shape the future of conservation through strategic roles, including Chair of Nature South East and Trustee of The Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts. I am a Fellow of Royal Holloway, University of London. My previous board-level contributions span the Surrey Hills Society, Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership, and the Ecosystems Knowledge Network, where I served as Chair.

I lead the Trust’s ambitious ‘Restoring Surrey’s Nature’ strategy, aiming to create a thriving, connected living landscape across the county—from hedgerows and rivers to nature reserves and green corridors. I am particularly passionate about the emerging interface between nature and technology, exemplified by the award of a £1.5M Space4Nature partnership project in collaboration with the University of Surrey, Buglife, and Painshill Park Trust.

With a forward-thinking approach to nature finance, I am actively developing investment markets that support ecological recovery. Under my leadership, the Trust recently secured £1.3M in Biodiversity Net Gain transactions—helping to turn natural capital into lasting impact.